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A collection of the writings of Deirdre McCloskey on economic history and the rhetoric of economics. The book reflects McCloskey's evolution over time: from economist to critic; positivist to postmodernist; conventional economist to feminist economist; and man to woman. McClosky argues that economics has become ahistorical and narrowly scientific; a harmful development for a moral science. The book shows the critic's attempts to repair the dysfunctional relationship between economics and the humanities.

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'... for those who have not read McCloskey ... I would strenuously urge their attention. They will find a very bright, imaginative mind at work, writing in an engaging, vigorous style. She provides a good test of our understanding of neoclassical theory and, for those of a different persuasion, an even better test of our ability to critically evaluate that theory. Moreover, she's certainly not above taking her fellow neoclassical theoreticians to task for various shortcomings ... I would recommend reading these essays ... she is always imaginative, provocative, perceptive. And perhaps most important, she's entertaining - though with a serious purpose. And that cannot be said of very many of our tribe.' -- John F. Henry, History of Economics Review

`. . . for those who have not read McCloskey . . . I would strenuously urge their attention. They will find a very bright, imaginative mind at work, writing in an engaging, vigorous style. She provides a good test of our understanding of neoclassical theory and, for those of a different persuasion, an even better test of our ability to critically evaluate that theory. Moreover, she's certainly not above taking her fellow neoclassical theoreticians to task for various shortcomings . . . I would recommend reading these essays . . . she is always imaginative, provocative, perceptive. And perhaps most important, she's entertaining - though with a serious purpose. And that cannot be said of very many of our tribe.' -- John F. Henry, History of Economics Review

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Deirdre N. McCloskey, UIC Distinguished Professor of Economics, History and English, University of Illinois, Chicago, US and Tinbergen Professor of Economics, Philosophy, Art and Cultural Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Edited and with an introduction by Stephen Thomas Ziliak, Associate Professor of Economics, School of Policy Studies, Roosevelt University, US

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